DIY: Clutch Fix #2 - Oh what a feeling :)
#46
Hey, I am from my350z.com forum and a friend of mine sent me this thread. I have an 05 and can't find the spring. I don't think that it should be different from the G35 coupes from my generation and was wondering if anyone has done it an can send me some pictures of the clutch setup.
Thnx in advance
Thnx in advance
#47
Hey, I am from my350z.com forum and a friend of mine sent me this thread. I have an 05 and can't find the spring. I don't think that it should be different from the G35 coupes from my generation and was wondering if anyone has done it an can send me some pictures of the clutch setup.
Thnx in advance
Thnx in advance
#49
This pic is from the 1st gen clutch takeup adjustment mod. Isn't that the spring in the pic. In ours it is kind of perpendicular to the clutch rod--in this pic, it looks like it is parallel--if that is the clutch spring that is.
BTW, this 1st gen mod will not work with our 2nd gens. I think with Ian's DIY clutch fix #1 and #2, you will be very pleased though.
BTW, this 1st gen mod will not work with our 2nd gens. I think with Ian's DIY clutch fix #1 and #2, you will be very pleased though.
#51
Also, it acts as a buffer to make the full pedal travel effort more linear.
As a buffer, it is possibly intended to reduce drive train shock.
However in application I believe it causes more shock to the system because you can't feel the engagement point.
BMW and other mfgs, use a clutch delay valve (flow restricter) in the hydraulic line to accomplish the same thing.
#52
I just removed the spring. The clutch is easier to use now. I can feel when the clutch is starting to grab. The pedal really isn't that much more stiff. I did notice that the clutch pedal doesn't return all the way up now. It rests about a 1/4 " lower. I am going to return the all components except the large spring. There was a much smaller spring, and I wonder if that pushes the pedal all the way up. I'll report my findings later.
#53
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#54
I just removed the spring. The clutch is easier to use now. I can feel when the clutch is starting to grab. The pedal really isn't that much more stiff. I did notice that the clutch pedal doesn't return all the way up now. It rests about a 1/4 " lower. I am going to return the all components except the large spring. There was a much smaller spring, and I wonder if that pushes the pedal all the way up. I'll report my findings later.
In fact the CDS resists (is under pressure) the pedal returning to the top.
...IDK what smaller spring you are referring to.
Are you 1st gen or 2nd gen?
pics would help.
#55
The clutch feel is much better, but I also have the 1/4 inch of play described above. Is this the same as every one else?
#58
#60
In the last pic on the first page you can see a small spring below the hat that holds the large spring. I guess that is the small spring he is talking about. I also have this spring in my 07 2nd gen sedan.
The clutch feel is much better, but I also have the 1/4 inch of play described above. Is this the same as every one else?
The clutch feel is much better, but I also have the 1/4 inch of play described above. Is this the same as every one else?
That spring is an anti rattle spring.
It keeps the assembly together when it is completely tension free. (clutch to the floor)
It really serves no other function.
Without it, the overall assembly may be slightly shorter, which would also change where the big spring kicks in.
Last edited by InTgr8r; 12-19-2009 at 02:08 PM.